Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 9/12 - 9/16}

• Wed. Sept. 14: Coupon Fundraiser DEADLINE!!! 

         -Each student who sells 5 coupon books will get to participate in a                    BOWLING DAY at Bama Lanes for $5!!! Each student who sells 10+                books gets to participate in a BOWLING DAY for FREE!

• Friday, September 16th: HAT DAY! Pay $1 to wear a hat. All proceeds will go toward the Field of Dreams
• Thursday, September 8th: Parent meeting for anyone interested in helping with this year's Fall Festival (Oct. 27th). The meeting will be at 3:30 in the DPES Library 
• DPES T-Shirts: Available through the supply store $10 - Click HERE for the order form
• BOXTOPS: PLEASE collect and send in all your Boxtops! This is the easiest way to earn money for our classroom!!! 
• Wednesday, September 14th: Chocolate Fundraiser Kickoff
• ~BrainPop Jr.- Students may now access BrainpopJr from home! Username:dpes123, password: eagles  This is a great resource to review skills that have been previously taught at school, and the kids LOVE IT!!!
• ~Scholastic Book Orders-  (Thank you to those who've ordered!)
  Shop Online: www.scholastic.com/readingclub
  One-Time Class Activation Code: L7VRY
  • VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub  
  • ENTER the Class Activation Code (L7VRY)
  • SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books, value packs, and Storia eBooks 
  •  SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom 
  All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!
The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Author's Purpose
• Strategy:  Story Structure
• Vocabulary Skill: Prefixes and Suffixes
• Vocabulary Words: arranged, bundles, dangerously, errands, excitedly, steady, unwrapped, wobbled

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: compound Sentences
• Spelling Skill: Vowel diphthons /ou/ spelled ou, ow and /oi/ spelled oi, oy
• Spelling Words: proud, shower, hour, amount, voyage, choice, avoid, thousand, prowl, employ, bounce, poison, annoy, appoint, broil, however, mountain, coward, turmoil, chowder 
• Writing:   Paragraph organization

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: Spelling homework assigned
• Tuesday: , Grammar pg. 17 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 18 (if not completed in class), Study for Vocabulary Quiz
• Thursday: Study for DLR 5 Quiz and Spelling Test
• Tests Today:  Vocabulary Quiz, Compound Sentences Grammar Test
• Friday: Tests Today: Spelling Test, DLR 5 Quiz

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 9/6-9/9}

• Wednesday, Aug. 31- Wed. Sept. 14: Coupon Fundraiser

         -Each student who sells 5 coupon books will get to participate in a                    BOWLING DAY at Bama Lanes for $5!!! Each student who sells 10+                books gets to participate in a BOWLING DAY for FREE! 

• DPES T-Shirts: Available through the supply store $10 - Click HERE for the order form
• BOXTOPS: PLEASE collect and send in all your Boxtops! This is the easiest way to earn money for our classroom!!! 
• Wednesday, September 14th: Chocolate Fundraiser Kickoff
• ~BrainPop Jr.- Students may now access BrainpopJr from home! Username:dpes123, password: eagles  This is a great resource to review skills that have been previously taught at school, and the kids LOVE IT!!!
• ~Scholastic Book Orders-  (Thank you to those who've ordered!)
  Shop Online: www.scholastic.com/readingclub
  One-Time Class Activation Code: L7VRY
  • VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub  
  • ENTER the Class Activation Code (L7VRY)
  • SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books, value packs, and Storia eBooks 
  •  SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom 
  All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!
The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Compare and Contrast
• Strategy:  Background Knowledge
• Vocabulary Skill: Context Clues for multiple meaning words
• Vocabulary Words: laundry, section, shelves, spoiled, store, thousands, traded, variety

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: commands and exclamations
• Spelling Skill: Vowel digraphs
• Spelling Words: clean, agree, teeth, dream, grain, coach, display, window, shadow, cheese, peach, braid, Sunday, float, thrown, entertain, complain, bleachers, willow, wheat
• Writing:   Paragraph organization

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday: Spelling homework (only 2 activities required due to a short week), Grammar pg. 13 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 14 (if not completed in class)
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today:  Sequence & Compare/Contrast Test, Commands/ Exclamations Grammar Test
• Friday: Tests Today:  Complete Sequence & Compare/Contrast Test, Spelling Test, DLR 4 Quiz

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 8/29 - 9/2}

• Monday, September 5th: Labor Day-NO SCHOOL!
• Wednesday, September 14th: Chocolate Fundraiser Kickoff
• ~BrainPop Jr.- Students may now access BrainpopJr from home! Username:dpes123, password: eagles  This is a great resource to review skills that have been previously taught at school, and the kids LOVE IT!!!
• ~Scholastic Book Orders-  (Thank you to those who've ordered!)
  Shop Online: www.scholastic.com/readingclub
  One-Time Class Activation Code: L7VRY
  • VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub  
  • ENTER the Class Activation Code (L7VRY)
  • SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books, value packs, and Storia eBooks 
  •  SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom 
  All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!
The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Sequence
• Strategy:  Visualize & Review Summarizing
• Vocabulary Skill: Glossary/Dictionary
• Vocabulary Words: gear, parka, splendid, twitch, willow, yanked

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: statements and questions
• Spelling Skill: Base words and Endings -ed, -ing, -er, -est
• Spelling Words: using, getting, easiest, swimming, heavier, greatest, pleased, emptied, leaving, worried, strangest, freezing, funniest, angrier, shopped, included, occurred, supplying, scarier, happiest 
• Writing:   

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: spelling homework assigned  --> due Friday
• Tuesday: Grammar pg. 9 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 10 (if not completed in class)
• Study for for vocabulary quiz
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today:  Vocabulary Quiz, Statements/Questions Grammar Test
• Friday: Tests Today:  Spelling Test, DLR 3 Quiz

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 8/22-8/26}

• Monday, September 5th: Labor Day-NO SCHOOL!
• ~BrainPop Jr.- Students may now access BrainpopJr from home! Username:dpes123, password: eagles  This is a great resource to review skills that have been previously taught at school, and the kids LOVE IT!!!
• ~Scholastic Book Orders- 
  Shop Online: www.scholastic.com/readingclub
  One-Time Class Activation Code: L7VRY
  • VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub  
  • ENTER the Class Activation Code (L7VRY)
  • SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books, value packs, and Storia eBooks 
  •  SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom 
  All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!
The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Sequence
• Strategy: summarize
• Vocabulary Skill: compound words
• Vocabulary Words: carpenter, carpetmaker, knowledge, marketplace, merchant, plenty, straying, thread

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: statements and questions
• Spelling Skill: plurals
• Spelling Words: pennies, inches, plants, families, bodies, glasses, wishes, pockets, lists, copies, parties, bunches, crashes, supplies, pencils, accidents, libraries, mysteries, carpenters, merchants 
• Writing:   

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: spelling homework assigned  --> due Friday
• Tuesday: Grammar pg. 5 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 6 (if not completed in class)
• Study for for vocabulary quiz
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today:  Character/Sequence Comprehension Test, Statements/Questions Grammar Test
• Friday: Tests Today: Complete Comprehension Test, Spelling Test, DLR 2 Quiz

Annoucements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 8/15-8/19}

• Doors open daily at 7:15
  · Park in parking lots only.
•  Beginning Monday, August 15, we will require students to walk themselves to class. If parents have business to handle within the school, you must enter the FRONT DOORS only, sign in at the front office, and receive a visitor pass.
•  Parking along the front loop is NOT ALLOWED and poses a major safety issue for our students. PLEASE USE CROSSWALKS.
• NO WALKING UP TO GET YOUR CHILD FROM THE CARPOOL AREA
• Send back all completed paperwork and supplies
• Parents are allowed to have lunch with their children. Please be mindful this is not a time for parent/teacher conferences. Please respect that this is also the teachers’ lunch period. If you will be staying for more than one lunch period it required for you to wait in the front office or in the lunchroom between lunch periods.
• See the Tardy Policy on the DPES website if you have questions. Tardies begin on Monday. 
• SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click below!



Should you need our class activation code, it is: L7VRY


The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Story Elements: Character, setting, theme
• Strategy: background knowledge
• Vocabulary Skill: homophones
• Vocabulary Words: bat, battery, blew, fuel, plug, term, vision

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: sentences and fragments
• Spelling Skill: Short syllables - vc/cv pattern 
• Spelling Words: happen, lettuce, basket, winter, sister, problem, supper, subject, lesson, spelling, napkin, collar, traffic, suggest, puppet, skillet, picnic, planet, system, pumpkin
• Writing:   

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: spelling homework assigned  --> due Friday
• Tuesday: Grammar pg. 1 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 2 (if not completed in class)
• Study for for vocabulary quiz
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today:  Vocab Quiz, Sentences/Fragments Test
• Friday: Tests Today: Spelling Test, DLR 1 Quiz

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 5/9-5/13}

• May 2nd - 13th: Field Day wristbands pre-sold for $5 each. They will be delivered to your child the morning of his/her field day. May 13th, 8am is the final day for pre-sold wristbands. 
• Water Bottles NEEDED for our class for Field Day. You may drop them off in the office. 
• Volunteers needed for Field Day
• Tuesday, May 10th: 1st Grade Orientation - 6pm
• Friday, May 13th: Camp Butter and Egg Field Trip
• Friday, May 20th: Field Day
• Water Bottles needed for Field Day
• Monday, May 23rd: Honor Roll Breakfast
• Wednesday, May 25th: 3rd Grade Awards Day, 8:30 AM
• Thursday, May 26th: Inservice Day, NO SCHOOL for Students
• Friday, May 27th: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
• SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click below!



Should you need our class activation code, it is: L7VRY


The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Cause and Effect 
• Strategy: Inferring
• Vocabulary Skill: Antonyms
• Vocabulary Words: steep, tender, panting, suspicious, cackle, raggedy

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: abbreviations
• Spelling Skill: schwa sound 
• Spelling Words: above, another, upon, animal, paper, open, family, travel, afraid, nickel, sugar, circus, item, gallon, melon, character, cardinal, Oregon, particular, dinosaur
• Writing:   County Writing Prompt

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: spelling homework assigned  --> due Thursday
• Tuesday: Grammar pg. 105 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 106 (if not completed in class), Study vocabulary
• Study for Spelling test and DLR quiz
• Thursday: 
• Tests Today:  Vocab Quiz, Abbreviation Test, Spelling Test, DLR 35 Quiz
• Friday: Tests Today: 

Announcements, Plans, and Assignments {Week of 5/2-5/6}

• May 2-6: Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 2nd - 13th: Field Day wristbands pre-sold for $5 each. They will be delivered to your child the morning of his/her field day. May 13th, 8am is the final day for pre-sold wristbands. 
• May 2nd: Students may dress as their career-person of choice
• Tuesday, May 3rd: Career Day
• Friday, May 6th: LAST DAY for BOXTOP submissions! Please send in as many as you're able!
• Tuesday, May 10th: 1st Grade Orientation - 6pm
• Friday, May 13th: Camp Butter and Egg Field Trip
• Friday, May 20th: Field Day
• Water Bottles needed for Field Day
• Monday, May 23rd: Honor Roll Breakfast
• Wednesday, May 25th: 3rd Grade Awards Day, 8:30 AM
• Thursday, May 26th: Inservice Day, NO SCHOOL for Students
• Friday, May 27th: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
• SCHOLASTIC BOOKS - Long onto the Scholastic book club website by clicking below. I encourage you to check out the books and possibly offer to purchase one for your child as a reward, incentive, etc. These are great, quality books at a terrific price! To order, simply click below!



Should you need our class activation code, it is: L7VRY


The more books YOU order, the more reward points our class earns to purchase new books for the classroom library. It's a win for all! :-)

PLANS

READING:

• Skill: Fact and Opinion
• Strategy: Questioning
• Vocabulary Skill: Affixes 
• Vocabulary Words: predator, prey, rare, grinding, blend, grinding

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Grammar Skill: Capital Letters
• Spelling Skill: Vowel sounds in f/oo/t and m/oo/n
• Spelling Words: few, school, true, goose, fruit, cookie, cushion, noodle, bookmark, balloon, suit, chew, glue, Tuesday, bushel, bamboo, mildew, soothe, barefoot, renewal
• Writing:   County Writing Prompt

ASSIGNMENTS

• Monday: spelling homework assigned-> due Friday
• Tuesday: Grammar pg. 101 (if not completed in class)
• Wednesday:  Grammar pg. 102 (if not completed in class), Study vocabulary
• Thursday: Study for Spelling test and DLR quiz
• Tests Today:  Vocab and Fact/Opinion Test, Capitalization Test
• Friday: Tests Today: Spelling Test, DLR 34 Quiz